hydrolyze
verb
hy·dro·lyze
ˈhī-drə-ˌlīz 
hydrolyzed; hydrolyzing
: to subject to hydrolysis
: to undergo hydrolysis
Examples of hydrolyze in a Sentence
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The mask pairs hydrolyzed collagen, galactomyces ferment filtrate, and niacinamide to hydrate, improve skin tone, and reduce pore size.
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
How It’s Made Fully broken down (hydrolyzed) from collagen for quick absorption.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 28 Nov. 2025
For example, one study found that people given a supplement containing hydrolyzed fish‐origin collagen, taurine, cysteine, methionine, iron, and selenium showed greater hair loss improvements when combined with hair loss treatments.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 8 Jan. 2025
The term hydrolyzed is common in regard to collagen supplements.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
The Nourishing Leave-In Conditioner is designed for finer strands and contains aloe vera, hydrolyzed soy protein and quaternium-80 to deliver featherweight hydration.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
This allows the tougher connective tissue in the meat to hydrolyze and dissolve without getting the proteins too hot.
—John Sass, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2023
Vegetable protein can get hydrolyzed when proteins are exposed to acids, which is why hydrolyzed vegetable proteins are a regular product of fermentation and pickling.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
How It’s Made Fully broken down (hydrolyzed) from collagen for quick absorption.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 28 Nov. 2025
For example, one study found that people given a supplement containing hydrolyzed fish‐origin collagen, taurine, cysteine, methionine, iron, and selenium showed greater hair loss improvements when combined with hair loss treatments.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 8 Jan. 2025
The term hydrolyzed is common in regard to collagen supplements.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
The Nourishing Leave-In Conditioner is designed for finer strands and contains aloe vera, hydrolyzed soy protein and quaternium-80 to deliver featherweight hydration.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
This allows the tougher connective tissue in the meat to hydrolyze and dissolve without getting the proteins too hot.
—John Sass, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2023
Vegetable protein can get hydrolyzed when proteins are exposed to acids, which is why hydrolyzed vegetable proteins are a regular product of fermentation and pickling.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
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“Hydrolyze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrolyze. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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hydrolyze
verb
hy·dro·lyze
ˈhī-drə-ˌlīz
hydrolyzed; hydrolyzing
: to go through or cause to go through hydrolysis
Medical Definition
hydrolyze
verb
hy·dro·lyze
variants
or chiefly British hydrolyse
hydrolyzed or chiefly British hydrolysed; hydrolyzing or chiefly British hydrolysing
: to subject to hydrolysis
: to undergo hydrolysis
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